Live-in care encompasses a wide range of different types of care in the home. Choosing the right type of care for your loved one ensures that their care needs and personal preferences are met. The support individuals receive at home can be tailored to offer completely personalised care.
Whether your loved one needs medical support with an ongoing health condition or requires regular social interaction, there are various types of live-in care available to suit them. Learn more about the different types of nationwide live-in care offered by Trinity Homecare, so that you and your loved ones can make the right decision.
What is live-in care?
Live-in care is a type of care in which an experienced carer lives with an individual requiring extra support and assistance. This form of care enables your loved one to remain in the comfort of their own home, supported by a one-to-one live-in carer. With the carer living on-site, there is always someone on hand to check up on the health, safety, and well-being of your loved one.
For individuals wanting a personalised type of care in the home, live-in care is an ideal solution. Live-in care can be tailored to suit the individual’s daily routine, medical needs, and preferences. For those needing extra support, around-the-clock care or overnight care can be provided to cover all the hours of the day and night.
Companionship Care
Companionship care provides social support to individuals living alone in their own homes, preventing feelings of isolation and loneliness. An elderly person might not necessarily need care but would benefit from having a warm and friendly companion around the home. Regular social interaction can help promote feelings of well-being, especially among the elderly population.
Companionship carers are not just a friendly face to have around the home, they can also offer assistance with day-to-day tasks, provide transportation to social engagements and facilitate hobbies and interests. Companionship care ensures that not only can your loved one live safely and independently in their own home but also that they gain enjoyment and social stimulation from life.
Typical tasks a companionship carer carries out include:
- Providing social interaction
- Offering emotional support
- Light household tasks
- Driving to and from social engagements, medical appointments, and days out
- Assisting in planning activities and outings
- Accompanying individuals on outings
- Participating in or helping with hobbies and interests
Emergency Home Care
We can’t always plan for every eventuality in life and the same goes for live-in care arrangements. Emergency live-in care is required when circumstances change suddenly. Emergency live-in care may be needed after a last-minute discharge from the hospital, following an accident or injury or if the regular carer is unable to provide support.
After a stay in hospital, an individual might find that they need extra support once they return home. As hospital discharges often occur with little notice and emergency home care must be put in place as quickly as possible.
Equally, you may encounter times when a regular carer cannot provide care. For health or personal reasons, a carer may not be available to care for your loved one. These are just two examples of when emergency home care can help.
Time is of the essence in these situations. That’s why an experienced live-in care service, such as Trinity, that provides urgent care within 24 hours is ideal.
Complex Care
Individuals living with chronic or complex conditions may require extra expertise and round-the-clock support. This doesn’t mean an individual must give up their property and move into a nursing home. The right live-in carer can work alongside district nurses to ensure that individuals receive the level of support and assistance they need.
A live-in carer experienced in managing the symptoms of specific health conditions can offer a more focused type of care, tailored to an individual’s health needs. Whether your loved one is living with a long-term injury or a chronic health condition, live-in carers can work in conjunction with visiting nurses to support the management and handling of complex health needs.
Although nursing care is not a service Trinity Homecare provides, a live-in carer specialising in complex live-in care can work alongside district nurses supporting your loved one with:
- Personal care
- Meal preparation
- Toileting
- Medication management
- Mobility support
- Light household chores
- Friendship and companionship
Respite Care
The caring profession can be physically tiring and emotionally demanding. It’s certainly understandable that carers need breaks, holidays, and time off for illness. Respite care offers regular carers and family members who care for their loved ones full time the chance to relax, re-energise, and recover, should they need to.
Respite care can also be put in place should an individual need temporary care following an operation or illness. This short-term form of care can be used to support the recovery process. Trinity can arrange short-term respite care for your loved one, taking the stress out of organising an alternative care plan.
Palliative Care
Palliative care is a type of home care designed to help people remain comfortable as they near the end of their life. A palliative carer can provide specialist support to an individual facing terminal illness, preserving their dignity and respecting their wishes.
For individuals wishing to see out their final days in the familiar environment of home, palliative live-in care is a suitable option. These specialist carers will communicate with healthcare professionals and family members to ensure that the best possible care and treatment is given to your loved one.
Short-Term Care
Live-in care doesn’t need to be a long-term arrangement. Unlike other types of care, such as nursing home and residential care, live-in care is flexible and adaptable. Should your loved one require extra care and support for a shorter period of time or as a one off, short-term care is an ideal choice.
At certain times in our lives, we may need more assistance than at others. Short-term care can be arranged to cover flare ups of an ongoing health condition such as Multiple Sclerosis. Once the condition has stabilised, the short-term care arrangement can be terminated.
Trinity Homecare’s Live-in Care Services
There are many different types of live-in care. Depending on your loved one’s care needs and preferences, there is a type of care to suit them. Whatever type of care an individual requires, Trinity Homecare can help. Our wide range of live-in care services provides individuals with personalised care to suit their care requirements, preferences, and daily routines, all in the comfort of their own home.
With an ‘Outstanding’ CQC rating, placing Trinity amongst the top 4% of all care companies in England, you can rest assured that your loved one will receive the most appropriate live-in care service for them.
If you have any questions regarding live-in care planning, get in touch with our helpful and knowledgeable care team.
Arranging live-in care with Trinity is straightforward.
Simply follow these five steps:
- Call our care team
- Undergo a free, no-obligation consultation to discuss your care needs and arrange a care assessment
- After the assessment, a plan of care is created
- A perfect one-to-one carer is found and placed
- Care can be adapted at any time
